Adiposity—or the accumulation of excess fat in the body—is a known driver of cardiometabolic diseases such as heart disease, ...

Asthma risk in woman has significant associations with body mass index (BMI), body roundness index (BRI), white blood cell count (WBC).

Research led by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University finds that regional fat distribution exerts distinct effects on brain ...

For decades, the Body Mass Index (BMI) has been the go-to tool for classifying weight. It is a simple formula that divides ...

Say goodbye to obesity with the Chulalongkorn Bariatric and Metabolic Institute (Chula BMI)—King Chulalongkorn Memorial ...

Background: In recent decades, the escalating prevalence of obesity has contributed to a significant increase in the global burden of disease, with cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) emerging as the ...

BMI is still commonly used to assess obesity even though research has shown it's not necessarily a reliable metric. A new study proposes doctors instead use technology that can measure body fat. Body ...

Being overweight or obese is a known risk factor for many health conditions, including diabetes and heart disease, which, in turn, are risk factors for dementia. However, some studies have associated ...

Study Rundown: Body mass index (BMI) is a poor standalone measure of excess adiposity, and although waist circumference (WC) can effectively measure adiposity, the recommended WC thresholds fail to ...

Body mass index (BMI) is a rough proxy for body composition widely used to predict a person's risk of poor health outcomes, including early death — but BMI is an unreliable metric that does not ...

Share on Pinterest Compared to BMI scores, body-fat percentages were a stronger predictor of the 15-year mortality risk of young adults, a new study found. Thana Prasongsin/Getty Images A new study ...

A new cross-cultural study involving participants from China, Lithuania, and the United Kingdom found that men with a body mass index between 23 and 27 were rated as the most physically attractive.